TEHRAN, Iran – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Friday that the West won’t deprive Iran of its nuclear technology, sounding a defiant note after the world’s major powers stepped up pressure for Tehran to accept a new package of incentives to halt its uranium enrichment program. Ahmadinejad did not directly mention …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers called a proposal to give amnesty to Iraq’s insurgents a “get out of jail free” policy, and demanded that President Bush reject the plan. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki‘s proposed reconciliation plan would grant amnesty to insurgents and opposition figures who have not been involved in …
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PITTSBURGH – Ben Roethlisberger was released from a hospital late Wednesday night after spending more than two days there recovering from facial injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. The Steelers quarterback left Mercy Hospital around 11:30 p.m., said team spokesman Dave Lockett. It was unclear where he went, Lockett …
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DORTMUND, Germany – Police arrested 40 Polish fans ahead of Wednesday’s World Cup match between Germany and Poland, a sign they wouldn’t tolerate trouble surrounding a game circled for its hooliganism potential. Four known hooligans were arrested near the soccer stadium and found to have knives after Polish police in …
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TRIPOLI, Libya – Libya suspended its interior minister Saturday, citing an “excessive use of force” in riots the day before that left at least 10 people dead in the bloodiest protest yet against the Prophet Muhammad cartoons roiling the Muslim world. The controversy claimed another political casualty in Italy as …
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JERUSALEM – Hamas derided the United States and Israel on Tuesday following reports they were exploring ways to topple the militants’ incoming government. Israeli security officials said they were looking at ways to force Hamas from power, and were focusing on an economic squeeze that would prompt Palestinians to clamor …
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LOS ANGELES – Authorities were investigating an incident in which Britney Spears was photographed driving with her infant son on her lap, but didn’t intend to pursue charges against the pop star, officials said. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Diane Hecht said Tuesday that deputies went to Spears’ home to …
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ATLANTA – The war on cancer may have reached a dramatic turning point: For the first time in more than 70 years, annual cancer deaths in the United States have fallen. The number of cancer deaths dropped to 556,902 in 2003, down from 557,271 the year before, according to a …
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MCMINNVILLE, Tenn. – A former teacher already charged with violating probation since she was jailed for having sex with a student has been arrested again. Warren County Sheriff Jackie Matheny says Pamela Rogers is in court this morning. She has been in jail since Monday. This time, the 28-year-old Rogers …
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NEW YORK – These bookshelves came with a really natural finish. Oakland, Calif., cops arrested a carpenter who likes to practice his craft as nature intended after a client returned home early and busted the craftsman building bookcases in his birthday suit. Percy Honniball was charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure …
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